BREAKING NEWS

24-year-old Arab shot to death in East Jerusalem

A young Arab man was shot and killed Thursday night in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, Israeli media reported.

According to reports, the 24-year-old was shot during a fight that erupted at the funeral of Muhammad al-Adwi, also a resident of Shuafat, who was murdered on the previous night.

Another youngster injured from the previous night's shooting was pronounced dead on Friday morning, raising the number of murders in the neighborhood to three within two days.

Murder rates have been steeply rising in the Arab sector over the recent weeks. Over 80 Arab Israelis were killed in 2021 alone.